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Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2004

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s) of estimate	Population estimate	IBA Criteria Triggered
Green Peafowl Pavo muticus	EN	resident	2004	present	A1
Greylag Goose Anser anser	LC	unknown	2004	present	A4i
Baer's Pochard Aythya baeri	CR	winter	2004	present	A1
Purple Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio	LC	unknown	2004	present	A4i
Sarus Crane Antigone antigone	VU	-	2004	present	A1
Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus	VU	resident	2004	present	A1
Spot-billed Pelican Pelecanus philippensis	NT	non-breeding	2004	present	A1, A4i
Oriental Darter Anhinga melanogaster	NT	resident	2004	present	A4i
White-rumped Vulture Gyps bengalensis	CR	non-breeding	2004	present	A1
Pallas's Fish-eagle Haliaeetus leucoryphus	EN	resident	2004	present	A1

Note: This table presents the IBA criteria triggered and the species that triggered then at the time of assessment, the current IUCN Red List category may vary from that which was in place at that time.

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Threats to the site (pressure)
Threat Level 1	Threat Level 2	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification	annual & perennial non-timber crops - agro-industry farming	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Biological resource use	hunting & collecting terrestrial animals - intentional use (species being assessed is the target)	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Human intrusions and disturbance	work and other activities	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high
Pollution	domestic & urban waste water - type unknown/unrecorded	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Pollution	industrial & military effluents - seepage from mining	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium

Condition of habitat (state)
Habitat	Habitat Detail	Reference Area (ha)	Actual Area (ha)	% of habitat remaining	% of carrying capacity (overall)	Result
Forest		0	0	good (> 90%)	moderate (70-90%)	unfavourable

Condition of key/trigger populations (state)
Scientific	Common	TargetPop	ActualPop	Units	Remaining	Result
Antigone antigone	Sarus Crane	2	2	individuals	100	not assessed
Leptoptilos javanicus	Lesser Adjutant	1	1	individuals	100	not assessed
Gyps bengalensis	White-rumped Vulture	20	20	individuals	100	not assessed
Gyps tenuirostris	Slender-billed Vulture	9	9	individuals	100	not assessed
Haliaeetus leucoryphus	Pallas's Fish-eagle	2	2	individuals	100	not assessed

Conservation actions taken at site (response)
Conservation Designation	Management Planning	Conservation Action	Result
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive	Substantive conservation measures are being implemented but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity	medium

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Protection status:

Protected Area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
Indawgyi Wildlife Sanctuary	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	47,884	protected area overlaps with site	0
Indawgyi Lake Wildlife Sanctuary	ASEAN Heritage	77,524	protected area contained by site	77,524
Indawgyi Lake	Wildlife Sanctuary and ASEAN Heritage Park	81,500	protected area contained by site	77,524
Indawgyi W.S	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve	81,499	protected area overlaps with site	0
Indawgyi W.S	Wildlife Sanctuary and ASEAN Heritage Park	81,499	protected area contains site	0

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest		-
Wetlands (inland)		-
Grassland		-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2021) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Indawgyi Lake Wildlife Sanctuary and surroundings. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 21/01/2021.